| name | code-review-trigger |
| description | Natural language wrapper for code review - automatically triggers /code-review when users express intent to review code, check for bugs, or validate code quality |
| schema_version | 1 |
code-review-trigger
Type: ANALYSIS-ONLY
DAIC Modes: DISCUSS, ALIGN, IMPLEMENT, CHECK (all modes)
Priority: High
Trigger Reference
This skill activates on:
- Keywords: "review code", "code review", "check for bugs", "validate code", "find issues", "analyze code", "check quality", "code quality", "review this", "check this code", "inspect code", "audit code", "review changes", "review file"
- Intent Patterns:
(review|check|validate|analyze).*?(code|file|changes|this), (find|detect|look for).*?(bug|issue|problem|error), code.*?quality, (inspect|audit).*?(code|file|changes)
From: skill-rules.json - code-review-trigger configuration
Purpose
Automatically trigger the /code-review slash command when users express intent to review code, check for bugs, or validate code quality using natural language. This skill eliminates the need to remember the exact /code-review syntax.
Core Behavior
In any DAIC mode:
-
Natural Language Detection
- Detect when user wants code review without using slash command
- Examples: "Review this code", "Check for bugs", "Is this code good?"
- Automatically invoke
/code-review with appropriate arguments
-
Context Extraction
- Extract what should be reviewed from user's message
- Examples: "Review src/auth.js" → args: "src/auth.js"
- "Check for bugs in recent changes" → args: "recent changes"
- "Review this" (with file in context) → args: infer from context
-
Slash Command Invocation
- Call
/code-review command with extracted arguments
- Pass through to multi-aspect parallel code review system
- Return results to user
Natural Language Examples
Triggers this skill:
- ✓ "Review this code"
- ✓ "Check for bugs in src/"
- ✓ "Validate code quality"
- ✓ "Find issues in my changes"
- ✓ "Analyze this file for problems"
- ✓ "Code review the recent commits"
- ✓ "Inspect the authentication logic"
- ✓ "Audit the API endpoints"
Does NOT trigger (too generic):
- ✗ "Code" (just mentions code)
- ✗ "Files" (no review intent)
- ✗ "What changed?" (status check, not review)
Safety Guardrails
ANALYSIS-ONLY RULES:
- ✓ NEVER call write tools (Edit, Write, MultiEdit)
- ✓ Only invokes /code-review command which is read-only
- ✓ Safe to run in any DAIC mode
- ✓ Provides analysis and suggestions only
Invocation Rules:
- Only invoke /code-review when clear review intent detected
- Extract specific targets from natural language when possible
- Default to reviewing recent changes if no target specified
- Never auto-fix issues (code-review is analysis-only)
Implementation Notes
This skill acts as a natural language wrapper around /code-review. The actual code review logic lives in .claude/commands/code-review.md, which:
- Launches parallel code-review-expert agents
- Analyzes code quality, security, performance, etc.
- Returns comprehensive review findings
This skill simply detects the intent and routes to that command.